São Paulo is proud to be one of ten cities participating in the Bloomberg Aspen Initiative on Cities and Autonomous Vehicles ("AVs"). Through this effort, leading cities are working together to ensure that cities can maximize the benefits, and minimize the risks, of autonomous vehicles.

Our success in harnessing autonomous vehicles for the benefit of São Paulo will depend on collecting the best ideas for projects that make a real difference in our communities.

We are providing a tool for you to contribute and develop your ideas by June 6th.

Three future solutions to inspire you.

Here are three future ideas to help you imagine how new kinds of self-driving vehicles will allow us to move people and goods in new ways, and rethink the delivery of essential public services. They serve as inspiration only and your proposals should in no way be limited by the themes or solutions presented here.

Flexible low cost transportation

By 2030, automation, electrification, and sharing could reduce the taxi fares up to 80% per mile/km. Self-driving taxis could avoid up to 90% of current accidents, improving both passenger and public safety dramatically.

Register at Citymart

Our partner Citymart, is providing an easy-to-use web app tool for you to develop and contribute your ideas—please register to access the web app.

Identify project opportunities

A project opportunity may come from your own department or across city government. Think of what people in your city spend a lot of time or money on today, related to moving people, goods, and services? Could this benefit from the use of autonomous vehicles?

Develop your project opportunities using Citymart

Citymart provides a simple way to define an opportunity, discover related projects in cities around the globe, connect to people with relevant experience, and discover relevant solutions.

Expect to hear more from us later this year

Stay tuned to hear more from the Mayor’s Office and the Bloomberg Aspen Initiative on Cities and Autonomous Vehicles.

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg Philanthropies’ mission is to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people. The organization focuses on five key areas for creating lasting change: Public Health, Environment, Education, Government Innovation and the Arts. Bloomberg Philanthropies encompasses all of Michael R. Bloomberg’s charitable activities, including his foundation and his personal giving. In 2015, Bloomberg Philanthropies distributed $510 million.

The Aspen Institute

The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues. The Institute has campuses in Aspen, Colorado, and on the Wye River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. It also maintains offices in New York City and has an international network of partners.

Citymart

Citymart has worked with over 60 global cities to challenge the market to solve problems on a broad range of urban issues using challenges and problem-based procurements. City employees use our platform to get visibility on internal opportunities, access market insights about solutions and projects elsewhere, and provide deep engagement of the vendor community.